young - quotes

(Lloyd) Logan Pearsall Smith, 1865-1946

was an American-born essayist and critic

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

W(illiam) Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965

was an English dramatist and novelist

We who are of mature age seldom suspect how unmercifully and yet with what insight the very young judge us.

( “The Razor's Edge”, 1944 )

Joseph Addison, 1672-1719

was an English essayist, poet, and politician

He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day become old, and remember when he is old, that he has once been young.